The Government of Israel has recently purchased from
the United States bunker-busting bombs (GBU-28), for use in its war in
Lebanon. These bombs contain depleted uranium - a carcinogenic substance
that spreads in the form of a toxic and radioactive dust, which enters
the lungs and bones and is especially harmful to babies and young children.

We call on the Government of Israel not to make use of
these bombs.

This call is of special significance on August 6, the
anniversary of the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima.

These days of war remind us of the dangers facing humanity,
when the warring sides are equipped with nuclear weapons and radioactive
materials.

The State of Israel must not resort to the use of weaponry
that can cause environmental damage lasting hundreds of years, or any weapon
of mass destruction.

We call on the Government Israel and all the governments
in the Middle East to renounce weapons of mass destruction without delay!

A Middle East free from all weapons of mass destruction
would be the best guarantee against their use.

Signed:

The Israeli Committee for a Middle East Free From Atomic,
Biological & Chemical Weapons